So it’s not that I am newly obsessed with playing cards, more that I rediscovered an old obsession. And now that I am regressing back into my youth (yeah I am that old) and also have some semblance of disposable income… Well, I figured now that I have as many years under my belt as there are cards in a standard deck, I should spend some time with pieces of pasteboard. Honestly, it’s the “cool” kid’s version of collecting postage stamps. Where stamps have monarchs and politicians and famous landmarks and… Boring! Playing cards with their saloon-style, poker night flavour conjure up images of bourbon soaked all-nighters. But to be fair to postage stamps, collecting playing cards is every bit as nerdy… Just in a different way. I mean, I have invested in a storage system. Granted, it’s just a box, but still… A storage system! Is this box acid-free? I asked the sales-guy, I want my disposable pieces of mass-produced paper to still be there when my kid’s kids learn to play poker. Don’t touch that! It’s an antique!